Tires rubbing

[HugoBoss]

So I just put nokian wrg3 on my stock 20" rims. Wanted nokian r2 but they are sold out everywhere, anyways when in reverse and turning I hear a rubbing noise.

I turned wheel when in park and tried looking for where it runs but can't find anything. Anyone have any ideas what or where the rubbing is coming from. They are stock size tires on stock rim.

Thanks

 

[Ruffles]

Are you sure they are rubbing? I hear (mostly feel) a kind of scrubbing noise when backing up with the wheels turned sharp. I have the stock 20's with Conti-silent. Its as if there was no front differential. I've chalked it up to the toe angle of the front wheels being weird when turned while in reverse.

 

[Cosmacelf]

I just had my front tires replaced on my X at discount tire. Exact same 20” tire as originally came with the car. I get the rubbing sound when backing up and turning and also when I accelerate quickly. Annoying to be sure.

 

[HugoBoss]

Weird, I never noticed with stock tire. Noticed right away with nokians

 

[Cosmacelf]

At this point, I am guessing there is a bit of an art to putting on front tires on a model X, and many garages don’t know how to do it properly...

 

[vandacca]

I hear this too, but I attributed it to my tires. My guess is that maybe the tires have some shiny slick treatment on it, making it a bit more slippery. When the tire turns, it squeaks as the tire rotates on the ground because it occasionally overcomes the coefficient of friction and slips. I may try to mount a GoPro to see if I can see any evidence of this. It also does it on my garage floor, which is fairly smooth and slippery.

If this is the case, then you should be able to reproduce this noise by simply turning the steering wheel left and right.

 

[Buook]

We were sold the incorrectly sized front wheels on our X (bought a set for winter) 20x9.5 I believe? and they would only rub at close to full lock in reverse. It has something to do with the bearing flexing in a direction that wasn't designed to see high stress.
Anyways, the inner wheel lip would rub on the upright and left a deep gash in the metal, as well as knocking off all the wheel weights and paint around the inner lip.
Might be worth taking the suspecting wheel off to make sure its the correct size

 

[Buook]

On a totally different note, all tire manufactures have different tolerances when it comes to measuring tire dimensions. Some even have different ways of measuring these dimensions which means the "exact same" tire size from one manufacturer, might actually fit a lot bigger or smaller compared to another manufacturer.
This is pretty common with sport or racing tires, which usually fit a lot wider than the street tire equivalent (given the same tire size number)
Snow/winter tires will sometimes fit a lot taller (larger overall diameter) due to the extra chunky tread depth that comes with aggressive winter tires, something I would expect with a Nokian.

Still worth taking the suspecting tire off the car to check where the rubbing occurs.

 

[aesculus]

I have a sealed concrete driveway and the Model X makes all sorts of horrendous noises when turning at slow speeds (ie getting in and out of the garage at an angle). This could be your problem too.

If it is the tire rubbing you should be able to see some tire grime/black on the place it's rubbing on.

 

[kev1n]

If this is same issue as Model S, the front 2 tires are rubbing against the fender liner on turns, if you look at the front fender liners, you will probably see markings where it is rubbing near the area that looks like vents

 

[Gwgan]

Only time I had rubbing is when tires were changed and the wide rims were put on the front by mistake. Now they are labeled with big letters in black marker.

 

[hobby5253]

Hi, I'm posting this question here as I can't find an appropriate thread-

Wanted some information. I picked up an inventory model X with 3800 miles on it. The rear passenger tire had a gash across the side wall. The delivery specialist told me that he had checked with the service manager and the tire was within specifications and safe. I said I would accept delivery if they would acknowledge that any damage as a result of that tire was on Tesla and that I wanted that put in writing on the delivery form. To that there was an immediate offer to change that tire. I asked if all 4 tires or at least the rear set needed to be changed and I was told that if the tire depth of the used tires is within 2mm of full tread then the other tires don't need to be changed. Now car has 3800 miles, Will this affect the rotation and RPM and handling of the car. I am new to this, so I don't understand, but if anyone has had any experience or can suggest if this will affect handling, I would much h appreciate it. The delivery was a little "Rocky" in the words of the delivery specialist, but he has I am assuming accommodated when he could.

 

[Chrisizzle]

Are you sure it’s the tire rubbing? Or is it more of a grinding noise?

Sometimes local garages or tire installers won’t notice the wheels are staggered. Meaning, the front and back are different sizes. If the larger rear wheels are put on the front, your rims will grind and scratch. Best to fix that fast.

 

[salcaide]

Just had New scorpion winter tires put on my 20” OEM rims. Staggered rims and staggered wheel sizes. Bone heads at tire store put Big wheels on little rims. 20” x 9.5” rims up front (265 tire) cause inner lip of wheel to rub against suspension arm when backing up in anything but a straight line. The sharper you turn the louder it gets. Metal on metal grind. Having the smaller 20 x 9.0” rim in back with the larger 275 tire is truly not visibly noticeable. If you encounter this grinding noise, Stick a tape measure through the rim and see which is bigger......

 

[HugoBoss]

Yup, that's what my problem was. They accidentally put the 9.5 inch rims with the 265 tire at the front on the passenger side. Backing up and turning I would get grinding noise